Dear Families and Caregivers, Next week students will be starting a unit on graphing that will complement the previous unit they completed on statistics. We have planned a fun and engaging unit for students where they will learn how to make a histogram and a box and whisker plot while going outside and learning more about their classmates. This unit covers several Common Core State Standards for 6th grade and builds upon learning the students did in 5th grade math.
During this unit, students will work on graphing a statistical question about their classmates in multiple different ways. There will be plenty of time during class for students to work on this project. However, if students do not fully utilize class time, they may have this project as homework. This unit project is due on the 5th day of unit. The day after the graphs will be prominently displayed around the classroom. Students will then be responsible for summarizing data from their classmate’s graphs.
It is our hope that by the end of the unit, students appreciate the role graphs play in their lives. Each day of the unit we will be reviewing, summarizing and analyzing the usefulness of these graphs. We expect students to bring in paper or digital graphs they have found from social media, newspapers, advertisements or other school subjects. Please help your student locate these graphs.
Next week students will be starting a unit on graphing that will complement the previous unit they completed on statistics. We have planned a fun and engaging unit for students where they will learn how to make a histogram and a box and whisker plot while going outside and learning more about their classmates. This unit covers several Common Core State Standards for 6th grade and builds upon learning the students did in 5th grade math.
During this unit, students will work on graphing a statistical question about their classmates in multiple different ways. There will be plenty of time during class for students to work on this project. However, if students do not fully utilize class time, they may have this project as homework. This unit project is due on the 5th day of unit. The day after the graphs will be prominently displayed around the classroom. Students will then be responsible for summarizing data from their classmate’s graphs.
It is our hope that by the end of the unit, students appreciate the role graphs play in their lives. Each day of the unit we will be reviewing, summarizing and analyzing the usefulness of these graphs. We expect students to bring in paper or digital graphs they have found from social media, newspapers, advertisements or other school subjects. Please help your student locate these graphs.
Sincerely,
Ms Cotton and Ms Brisco